单词 | see-sawing |
释义 | > as lemmasˈsee-ˌsawing ˈsee-ˌsawing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > see-sawing see-saw1704 see-sawing1793 teeter1855 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > see-sawing see-saw1735 see-sawing1793 teeter-totter1933 1793 Laity's Directory 20 The shameful act of see-sawing in their chairs. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 246 To mount a plank over a beam, and commence seesawing. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 21 A certain lolling, see-sawing method of balancing his body upon his chair. 1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia ii. 50 Two Croats..imparted a see-sawing motion to it. 1906 B. von Hutten What became of Pam ii. viii. 166 He seemed..so above all mental see-sawing. < as lemmas |
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